PRETEST IN ENGLISH III
Name: ________________________________________Grade and Section:________________________
I.Directions: Read the story carefully and write the letter of the correct answer
THE CROW AND THE PITCHER
One day, a thirsty crow wanted some water to drink. He looked around for a well. He could not
find any. Then, he a saw a pitcher on the road. There was some water at the bottom of the pitcher. He could
not reach the water.
He sat down to think. He saw some small stones besides the road. He smiled and said, “I know
what to do”. He got the stones beside the road. He smiled and said, “ I know what to do”. He got the stones
and he dropped them into the pitcher one by one. Soon, the water was near the top. He drank all the water he
wanted.
_______1.Where did the story happen?
A. In the playground
B. In the library
_______2.Who was the character?
A. Dog
B. Crow
_______3.What was the problem of the crow?
A. He wanted some water to drink
B. He wanted some food to eat
C. in the garden
D. in the road
C.cat
D.rat
C. He is looking for his mother
D. he is missing
II.Tell the story using the diagram. (5 points)
TITLE
SETTING
EVENT
ENDING
CHARACTER
III.Directions: Think of an action word to fill in the blanks. Select from the words inside the box.
Cleans
cooks
Waters
help
visits
go
My mother and I ___________________ to market on Saturday. She __________________
fried fish and vegetables for lunch. I ______________________ mother.
My father _____________________ the yard. He _________________________ the plants.
We eat a very a very good lunch.On Sunday, my grandfather and grandmother__________________ us.
IV.Look at the pictures and write the the missing letters to complete the name of the pictures.
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